Now Corrupted… Like Orcs of Middle-Earth
We saw how the Bible portrays ourselves and others – that the Creator God originally made us in His Image. But the Hebrew Scriptures record… Read More »Now Corrupted… Like Orcs of Middle-Earth
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Pratītyasamutpāda
Origin of the Three Poisons and First Kleshas
The Three Poisons (Sanskrit: triviṣa; Tibetan: dug gsum) or the three unwholesome roots (Sanskrit: akuśala-mūla; Pāli: akusala-mūla), refer to the three root mental states that… Read More »Origin of the Three Poisons and First Kleshas
In the Image of God
One of Buddha’s fundamental insights was that of Pratītyasamutpāda (Sanskrit: प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद, Pāli: paṭiccasamuppāda). This states that all phenomena arise from other previous phenomena. All that… Read More »In the Image of God